With the strategic collaboration with Indian 2W brand TVS Motor, BMW Motorrad achieved a new price point that it had never driven before. The partnership started with a single-cylinder 310cc platform and has now evolved into a new 450cc parallel twin-cylinder platform. The first motorcycle to come on this new platform is the BMW F 450 GS ADV.
However, there are sure to be more motorcycles to come in a range of styles and the first of these has been spied for the first time. The question that needs to be answered is whether it is the TVS Apache RR 450 or the BMW F 450 RR. let’s take a closer look.
TVS Apache RR 450 spied
It is the first supersport motorcycle based on TVS-BMW’s new 450cc twin platform and has been spotted testing with heavy camouflage. These spy shots are credited to Mithun Deshmukh who spied this test mule under highway testing. These spy shots show that this test mule is a supersport machine and it looks promising.
TVS Motor showcased the Tangent RR motorcycle concept at the 2025 EICMA show in Milan, Italy. TVS-BMW is expected to develop a production version of this motorcycle based on the new 450cc platform. This motorcycle will feature a monocoque subframe, which is unusual in the sub-middleweight class.
The test mule looks like a camouflage-wearing structure in all fairness. A production-spec model is unlikely to be this bulbous and disproportionate. Interestingly, it has a white registration plate, which is not usually the case. It has fairing-mounted ORVMs, clip-on handlebar, a committed riding position, split seat and other supersport features.
At the rear, we can see that the brake lights are integrated into the turn indicators. This unit features premium components with USD telescopic front forks and rear mono-shock units, which are highly likely to be fully adjustable and then a single-disc brake setup at both ends. Also expected are 17-inch alloy wheels with thick and sticky tyres.
Is this the BMW F 450 RR?
The most interesting element of this spy shot was its headlights, which look as if they are stacked vertically (two chambers are possible for low and high beam). The TVS Tangent RR concept featured a traditional split eye-like headlight design and a dual disc brake setup at the front, both of which were missing on this test mule.
This leads onlookers to speculate that this particular test mule could be the BMW F 450 RR (name not confirmed). BMW Motorrad is known for exploring unconventional and asymmetric headlight designs. Performance metrics of this 450cc parallel-twin liquid-cooled engine may be around 50 bhp and 45 Nm, mated to a 6-speed gearbox, quick-shifter and a lot of electronic wizardry.
